Coach Bruce Boudreau likes to hype up the rivalry, noting the Kings can "flaunt" the Cup in front of their faces as the Ducks got to parade it around six years ago.

"It's for Southern California bragging rights," Boudreau said. "I'm sure they didn't like it in '07."

Players are largely taking the opposite approach.

"I think there'll be a lot made of it," Ducks forward Bobby Ryan said. "Luckily that first time we play them is going to be here at our barn so we didn't have to deal with (going there) right out of the gate.

"It probably adds a little bit to the rivalry. But we're not going to use it as anything other than another game and two points on the line."

Said center Ryan Getzlaf: "It doesn't change anything for us. Those are always big games. They always have been for the last eight years."

"It always is when those guys come to town," Fowler added. "They have their fans that make the trip and it makes it good."

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